Australian Metalhead reacts to Primus - “Tommy the Cat”

[@greylizard1040]

He sings those fast-paced lyrics, while playing the bass like a demon, stops in there to check his watch and his brain must be doing so much at one time in order to pull off the whole performance so flawlessly. And he dances. All in front of thousands of people.

[@mykindofweird]

He slays at the bass

[@RJ-nz5jn]

I hear be-bop when they play this piece. Superb.

[@MatthewHarrold]

In 1990 I was playing in a cover band in Hobart, Tasmania ... Big Mo was doing its' decommissioning tour (US aircraft carrier) ... lots of sailors and sl*ts. An American sailor gives us a mix tape of bands his father found as an A & R rep. It included desk tape recordings of Primus, Faith No More, and RHCP from the mid-80's at an unknown nightclub with excellent sound quality. We thought he was full-of-it, until they hit the charts. That's my slightly relevant story. $0.02

[@mykindofweird]

Haha what a story!! Still got it?

[@MatthewHarrold]

@@mykindofweird I think our bass player had it, but that was 30 years ago.

[@mykindofweird]

Cool story!

[@jta1973]

A true master of his instrument, our Les ✌👽🎸

[@faceplantor5647]

Les Claypool is the Picasso of bass👊🏽⚡️

[@susiejo143]

Love Primus cant wait for Sessanta!! A Perfect Circle, Primus, and Puscifer!!! Legendary all YES❤

[@mykindofweird]

Sessanta sounds incredible. Are you from Boston?

[@susiejo143]

@@mykindofweird no I'm from Detroit and live in Tennessee now

[@mykindofweird]

@@susiejo143 ah right. I heard that Sessanta was being held in Boston. Might have got that wrong.

[@susiejo143]

@@mykindofweird it's a tour

[@mykindofweird]

@@susiejo143

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

JILLY'S ON SMACK, same show.

[@mykindofweird]

Good to know

[@gable354]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

One of the funny liner notes from the studio version of this song in particular, apart from Les' use of a 6 string fretless bass is the fact that Tommy The Cat is voiced by none other than Tom Waits.

[@mykindofweird]

Haha I think I remember seeing that aaaages ago.

[@mykindofweird]

They played a track off of Rave Tapes which I was stoked over!

[@TraditionalHippie]

I wuz at that Bonnaroo

[@johnthompson6374]

🤘Check out Les and Sean's House of Blues encore performance of Southbound Pachyderms. Peace/JT

[@mykindofweird]

Ok I’ll do that.

[@robertwright7937]

Do you know Steve Hughes?

[@mykindofweird]

Know of, yes. Know personally? Nah

[@robertwright7937]

@@mykindofweird He seems like a good bloke. As do you, sir.👍

[@mykindofweird]

Thanks my man

[@alexandervansickle1]

Primus Sucks!

[@mykindofweird]

Yeah they do 😂